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Yes - you have the right to film ICE agents, as long as you don't interfere with their law enforcement activities.
Documenting ICE's actions can add a layer of accountability and shine a light on violent tactics, as well as help us advocate to abolish harmful policies.
Documenting ICE's actions can add a layer of accountability and shine a light on violent tactics, as well as help us advocate to abolish harmful policies.
Is it legal to record ICE agents making arrests in NY?
Learn what the law protects when recording ICE operations and how to safely document immigration encounters in public spaces.
www.democratandchronicle.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Yes - you have the right to film ICE agents, as long as you don't interfere with their law enforcement activities.
Documenting ICE's actions can add a layer of accountability and shine a light on violent tactics, as well as help us advocate to abolish harmful policies.
Documenting ICE's actions can add a layer of accountability and shine a light on violent tactics, as well as help us advocate to abolish harmful policies.
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BREAKING: A previous court order protecting Mahmoud Khalil from detention + deportation based on his advocacy for Palestinian rights was just overturned on technical grounds.
Let’s be clear: Any attempt by the Trump admin to re-detain Mahmoud right now would be unlawful. Mahmoud remains free. 🧵
Let’s be clear: Any attempt by the Trump admin to re-detain Mahmoud right now would be unlawful. Mahmoud remains free. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
BREAKING: A previous court order protecting Mahmoud Khalil from detention + deportation based on his advocacy for Palestinian rights was just overturned on technical grounds.
Let’s be clear: Any attempt by the Trump admin to re-detain Mahmoud right now would be unlawful. Mahmoud remains free. 🧵
Let’s be clear: Any attempt by the Trump admin to re-detain Mahmoud right now would be unlawful. Mahmoud remains free. 🧵
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Erica has been visiting her incarcerated husband for years. During one visit this summer, body scanners misidentified her tampon as contraband, and her visiting rights were abruptly suspended - indefinitely.
“I’m my husband’s only support system,” Erica said. “I’m the only one that can visit him.”
“I’m my husband’s only support system,” Erica said. “I’m the only one that can visit him.”
NY Prisons Are Barring Visitors From Seeing Their Loved Ones – Because They’re Using Tampons
Erica has been visiting her incarcerated husband for years. “Every weekend, faithfully. Rain, sleet, snow, whatever the weather was – as long as the visit was open, I was there,” she told the NYCLU. E...
www.nyclu.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Erica has been visiting her incarcerated husband for years. During one visit this summer, body scanners misidentified her tampon as contraband, and her visiting rights were abruptly suspended - indefinitely.
“I’m my husband’s only support system,” Erica said. “I’m the only one that can visit him.”
“I’m my husband’s only support system,” Erica said. “I’m the only one that can visit him.”
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🚨 BREAKING: 9 NY Congress members urge Albany to enact NY4All & Access to Representation Act
@repyvetteclarke.bsky.social @repespaillat.bsky.social
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @meeks.house.gov @meng.house.gov @nadler.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @reppaultonko.bsky.social @velazquez.house.gov
@repyvetteclarke.bsky.social @repespaillat.bsky.social
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @meeks.house.gov @meng.house.gov @nadler.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @reppaultonko.bsky.social @velazquez.house.gov
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING: 9 NY Congress members urge Albany to enact NY4All & Access to Representation Act
@repyvetteclarke.bsky.social @repespaillat.bsky.social
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @meeks.house.gov @meng.house.gov @nadler.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @reppaultonko.bsky.social @velazquez.house.gov
@repyvetteclarke.bsky.social @repespaillat.bsky.social
@repdangoldman.bsky.social @meeks.house.gov @meng.house.gov @nadler.house.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @reppaultonko.bsky.social @velazquez.house.gov
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This is huge. Achieving universal childcare would change the lives of millions of NYers, especially women, low-income families + communities of color.
Critically, it must include disentangling the childcare system from the family regulation system, which can traumatize & even tear families apart.
Critically, it must include disentangling the childcare system from the family regulation system, which can traumatize & even tear families apart.
Hochul and Mamdani Announce Plan to Make N.Y. Child Care Universal
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This is huge. Achieving universal childcare would change the lives of millions of NYers, especially women, low-income families + communities of color.
Critically, it must include disentangling the childcare system from the family regulation system, which can traumatize & even tear families apart.
Critically, it must include disentangling the childcare system from the family regulation system, which can traumatize & even tear families apart.
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We joined thousands of NYers this weekend to say clearly: ICE does not belong in our streets or our communities.
ICE’s reckless escalations are a danger to us all. NYers demand an end to the abductions, the killings, the separation of families and the terrorizing of our communities. #ICEoutforgood
ICE’s reckless escalations are a danger to us all. NYers demand an end to the abductions, the killings, the separation of families and the terrorizing of our communities. #ICEoutforgood
January 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
We joined thousands of NYers this weekend to say clearly: ICE does not belong in our streets or our communities.
ICE’s reckless escalations are a danger to us all. NYers demand an end to the abductions, the killings, the separation of families and the terrorizing of our communities. #ICEoutforgood
ICE’s reckless escalations are a danger to us all. NYers demand an end to the abductions, the killings, the separation of families and the terrorizing of our communities. #ICEoutforgood
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Thank you @leaderasc.bsky.social for underlining the importance of advancing the New York for All Act to get our state out of Trump and ICE’s cruelty and protect our immigrant neighbors.
We look forward to working together to pass #NY4All this legislative session.
We look forward to working together to pass #NY4All this legislative session.
Top Democrat backs proposal to make New York more of a sanctuary state
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins endorsed the “goals” of a bill prohibiting cooperation with ICE.
www.politico.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Thank you @leaderasc.bsky.social for underlining the importance of advancing the New York for All Act to get our state out of Trump and ICE’s cruelty and protect our immigrant neighbors.
We look forward to working together to pass #NY4All this legislative session.
We look forward to working together to pass #NY4All this legislative session.
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To Kristi Noem and your ICE goons: Your agency is dangerous, cruel, inept, and lawless, and has no place on our streets. Nothing makes that clearer than the blood you shed in Minneapolis yesterday.
New York’s longstanding sanctuary laws have made our city safer - and we will fight to protect them.
New York’s longstanding sanctuary laws have made our city safer - and we will fight to protect them.
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
To Kristi Noem and your ICE goons: Your agency is dangerous, cruel, inept, and lawless, and has no place on our streets. Nothing makes that clearer than the blood you shed in Minneapolis yesterday.
New York’s longstanding sanctuary laws have made our city safer - and we will fight to protect them.
New York’s longstanding sanctuary laws have made our city safer - and we will fight to protect them.
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NEXT WEEK: Join the coalition to protect Raise the Age at rally next Wednesday on the steps of New York City Hall.
Before Raise the Age was implemented in 2018, young people were tried as adults — and violence was higher. Today, youth crime is down, and opportunity is up.
We won't go back.
Before Raise the Age was implemented in 2018, young people were tried as adults — and violence was higher. Today, youth crime is down, and opportunity is up.
We won't go back.
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
NEXT WEEK: Join the coalition to protect Raise the Age at rally next Wednesday on the steps of New York City Hall.
Before Raise the Age was implemented in 2018, young people were tried as adults — and violence was higher. Today, youth crime is down, and opportunity is up.
We won't go back.
Before Raise the Age was implemented in 2018, young people were tried as adults — and violence was higher. Today, youth crime is down, and opportunity is up.
We won't go back.
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The ACLU of Minnesota is devastated by this morning’s news that ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, and is calling for an immediate and transparent investigation into the shooting.
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The ACLU of Minnesota is devastated by this morning’s news that ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, and is calling for an immediate and transparent investigation into the shooting.
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Solitary confinement is torture. Every day this executive order remains in effect puts the lives of incarcerated New Yorkers at risk.
We urge the mayor to take immediate action to implement the law and end solitary confinement in our city jails.
We urge the mayor to take immediate action to implement the law and end solitary confinement in our city jails.
Mamdani moves to limit solitary confinement on Rikers
The New York City mayor’s order to bring jails into compliance with BOC rules signals a new approach to one of the city’s thorniest issues.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Solitary confinement is torture. Every day this executive order remains in effect puts the lives of incarcerated New Yorkers at risk.
We urge the mayor to take immediate action to implement the law and end solitary confinement in our city jails.
We urge the mayor to take immediate action to implement the law and end solitary confinement in our city jails.
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Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to make major changes in our city, including disbanding the notoriously violent SRG, ending the NYPD’s gang database and increasing police accountability.
NYers will be watching over the first 100 days and beyond to see how the mayor works to protect our rights.
NYers will be watching over the first 100 days and beyond to see how the mayor works to protect our rights.
What Can Zohran Mamdani Do to Change the NYPD?
Whether a conflict with the NYPD can be avoided remains to be seen, but observers that Hell Gate spoke to identified a number of modest but meaningful steps the mayor can take early in his term.
hellgatenyc.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to make major changes in our city, including disbanding the notoriously violent SRG, ending the NYPD’s gang database and increasing police accountability.
NYers will be watching over the first 100 days and beyond to see how the mayor works to protect our rights.
NYers will be watching over the first 100 days and beyond to see how the mayor works to protect our rights.
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If ICE arrives at your door, know your rights:
❗Do not open the door. Not even a little bit. Immigration officers can only enter your home if they have a warrant signed by a judge.
❗You have the right to remain silent.
❗Do not falsely claim to be a US citizen or to be lawfully in the US.
❗Do not open the door. Not even a little bit. Immigration officers can only enter your home if they have a warrant signed by a judge.
❗You have the right to remain silent.
❗Do not falsely claim to be a US citizen or to be lawfully in the US.
What to Do if You're Stopped by Immigration Officers - NYCLU
www.nyclu.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
If ICE arrives at your door, know your rights:
❗Do not open the door. Not even a little bit. Immigration officers can only enter your home if they have a warrant signed by a judge.
❗You have the right to remain silent.
❗Do not falsely claim to be a US citizen or to be lawfully in the US.
❗Do not open the door. Not even a little bit. Immigration officers can only enter your home if they have a warrant signed by a judge.
❗You have the right to remain silent.
❗Do not falsely claim to be a US citizen or to be lawfully in the US.
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1/ NEW: Gov. Hochul has signed the Shield 2.0 bill, which will protect repro + gender-affirming care providers who treat their patients despite the threats, as well as their patients, those seeking care, and those supporting them.
Access to health care is our right, and we will always fight for it.
Access to health care is our right, and we will always fight for it.
December 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
1/ NEW: Gov. Hochul has signed the Shield 2.0 bill, which will protect repro + gender-affirming care providers who treat their patients despite the threats, as well as their patients, those seeking care, and those supporting them.
Access to health care is our right, and we will always fight for it.
Access to health care is our right, and we will always fight for it.
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NYC's thousands of street vendors—most of whom are immigrants—are small business owners, neighbors, and family providers. For too long they've been denied the opportunity to work with dignity - but lifting the permit cap keeps vendors safe + builds power.
Congrats @streetvendorproj.bsky.social!
Congrats @streetvendorproj.bsky.social!
New York City Will Allow Thousands More Street Vendors to Work Legally
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
NYC's thousands of street vendors—most of whom are immigrants—are small business owners, neighbors, and family providers. For too long they've been denied the opportunity to work with dignity - but lifting the permit cap keeps vendors safe + builds power.
Congrats @streetvendorproj.bsky.social!
Congrats @streetvendorproj.bsky.social!
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The New York City Council is considering a bill that would require the NYPD to grant direct access to bodycam footage to the CCRB, the city's police watchdog agency.
The police can't be trusted to police themselves. We must keep fighting for police transparency and accountability.
The police can't be trusted to police themselves. We must keep fighting for police transparency and accountability.
Council pushing bill to give NYPD watchdogs real-time access to bodycam footage
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams introduced the bill in the waning days of her time in office and it will get a hearing Wednesday.
gothamist.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The New York City Council is considering a bill that would require the NYPD to grant direct access to bodycam footage to the CCRB, the city's police watchdog agency.
The police can't be trusted to police themselves. We must keep fighting for police transparency and accountability.
The police can't be trusted to police themselves. We must keep fighting for police transparency and accountability.
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Just as people have the right to refuse medical treatment – even when it might extend their life – they should have the right to seek medical aid when they are dying and medicine cannot prolong their life.
Governor Hochul: Sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act before time runs out ⤵️
Governor Hochul: Sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act before time runs out ⤵️
Allow New Yorkers to Die With Dignity
Please take action!
action.aclu.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just as people have the right to refuse medical treatment – even when it might extend their life – they should have the right to seek medical aid when they are dying and medicine cannot prolong their life.
Governor Hochul: Sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act before time runs out ⤵️
Governor Hochul: Sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act before time runs out ⤵️
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George said it best: History has always been told by the oppressor, and book banning began when the oppressed started telling their stories.
We need the Freedom to Read so that young people feel seen, heard, and valued. Governor Hochul: Sign the bill, now.
We need the Freedom to Read so that young people feel seen, heard, and valued. Governor Hochul: Sign the bill, now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
George said it best: History has always been told by the oppressor, and book banning began when the oppressed started telling their stories.
We need the Freedom to Read so that young people feel seen, heard, and valued. Governor Hochul: Sign the bill, now.
We need the Freedom to Read so that young people feel seen, heard, and valued. Governor Hochul: Sign the bill, now.
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As threats to repro rights and gender-affirming care mount across the country, New York must do all it can to protect our personal health care decisions and ensure everyone can get the care they need.
Three bills are on the Gov’s desk that would do just that. Urge her to sign them now ⤵️
Three bills are on the Gov’s desk that would do just that. Urge her to sign them now ⤵️
Protect Abortion and Gender Affirming Care
Please take action!
action.aclu.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As threats to repro rights and gender-affirming care mount across the country, New York must do all it can to protect our personal health care decisions and ensure everyone can get the care they need.
Three bills are on the Gov’s desk that would do just that. Urge her to sign them now ⤵️
Three bills are on the Gov’s desk that would do just that. Urge her to sign them now ⤵️
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“We’ve seen some horrific abuses in the New York State prisons system of late and we know that when corrections officers are not held accountable for wrongdoing, abuses are more likely to happen,” said @dlnyclu.bsky.social.
Why Are Guards Using Force More Often in New York’s Prisons?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“We’ve seen some horrific abuses in the New York State prisons system of late and we know that when corrections officers are not held accountable for wrongdoing, abuses are more likely to happen,” said @dlnyclu.bsky.social.
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BREAKING: For years, directly impacted people, advocates and experts have raised the alarm on the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's (DOCCS) culture of violence.
With @nytimes.com, we just made public two decades of DOCCS officer misconduct + disciplinary records:
With @nytimes.com, we just made public two decades of DOCCS officer misconduct + disciplinary records:
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
BREAKING: For years, directly impacted people, advocates and experts have raised the alarm on the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's (DOCCS) culture of violence.
With @nytimes.com, we just made public two decades of DOCCS officer misconduct + disciplinary records:
With @nytimes.com, we just made public two decades of DOCCS officer misconduct + disciplinary records:
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BREAKING: The FBI infiltrated the private Signal chat of a volunteer group monitoring ICE activity at immigration courts.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
BREAKING: The FBI infiltrated the private Signal chat of a volunteer group monitoring ICE activity at immigration courts.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
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NEW: We've filed a motion to unseal the Blackie’s warrant that ICE used to raid the Cato nutrition bar factory in upstate NY.
We're asking a federal judge to unseal these documents because we have concerns over the constitutionality of the warrant.
We're asking a federal judge to unseal these documents because we have concerns over the constitutionality of the warrant.
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW: We've filed a motion to unseal the Blackie’s warrant that ICE used to raid the Cato nutrition bar factory in upstate NY.
We're asking a federal judge to unseal these documents because we have concerns over the constitutionality of the warrant.
We're asking a federal judge to unseal these documents because we have concerns over the constitutionality of the warrant.
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There is no federal law requiring schools to discriminate against trans students – only Trump’s executive orders, which do not carry the weight of law.
New York’s school districts are obligated to follow state law, not to further Trump’s hateful agenda.
New York’s school districts are obligated to follow state law, not to further Trump’s hateful agenda.
No Matter What Trump and Other Anti-Trans Politicians Say, Students In New York Have the Right to Use the Bathrooms That Align with Their Gender Identity
From President Trump to local politicians and school boards, some public officials seem intensely focused on which bathrooms New York students are using. Here in New York, the law is clear. Students h...
www.nyclu.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There is no federal law requiring schools to discriminate against trans students – only Trump’s executive orders, which do not carry the weight of law.
New York’s school districts are obligated to follow state law, not to further Trump’s hateful agenda.
New York’s school districts are obligated to follow state law, not to further Trump’s hateful agenda.
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Our volunteers were in Washington Heights (and all across Brooklyn and Queens) today to talk with our neighbors about how to protect themselves in potential interactions with ICE or the National Guard.
We keep each other safe. Hands off immigrants, and hands off NYC.
We keep each other safe. Hands off immigrants, and hands off NYC.
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Our volunteers were in Washington Heights (and all across Brooklyn and Queens) today to talk with our neighbors about how to protect themselves in potential interactions with ICE or the National Guard.
We keep each other safe. Hands off immigrants, and hands off NYC.
We keep each other safe. Hands off immigrants, and hands off NYC.